Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
TIKI MONUMENT TO GENERAL GEORGE
X. PICKETT.
70 Be Placed in Hollywood ana unveiiea
in July Hsxt-Interssting
letter.

The Executive Committee OF Picketts
Division Association met Thursday night,
Judge William |. Clopton, chairman
presiding,
1t was agreed that the committee take
immediate steps towards the erection of
the monument to be placed on Gettys'
burg Hill. in Hollywood. The Sd of July
next was named as the time for holding
the reunion of survivors of the division
and unwilling the monument.
The president, Captain L. 7. Reeve,
added the following comrades to the
Executive Committee Captain Charles
l.. Williams, Captain AlonZo l.. Phillips,
and James Il. Lacy. The chairman then
appointed the following Monument Com
mittee. which will he expected to report
at the next meeting of the Executive
Committee Captain L. Z. Reeve
Colonel II. l.. Maury, Major J. V. Bid
good, Miles Cary, and A. jennings
Committee on Finance Major II. Is.
Taliaierro, w. III. Dean, NJ. Cary,
Charles U. Williams, A. l.. Phillips,
James b. Lacy, and Secretary c. L.
Loehr.
The committee arose 10 meet again
on Thursday night the oath instant.
From present indications there is no
doubt that the reunion in July next VIII
he n grand success. 1t is proposed that
the Philadelphia brigade shall be invited.
and they will doubtless accept.
Secretary Loehr receives letters almost
daily from veterans North and South re-
latiye to the union monument to Ameri-
can heroism proposed to be placed at
Gettysburg, and making other inquiries
concerning the division. All of them
breathe the most fraternal sentiments
The following received yesterday is
fair sample:
PHIL4DELPHIA, November 10, 1887.
Dear Comrade Loehr, We have had
meeting and are now fully organized
for work on the monument to American
heroism. Comrade James NJ. WhitAcar
is secretary OF the committee. his al
dress is "northwest corner Of Tenth
and Market streets, care Of French,
Richards & Co."
wish you would write to him, telling
him how many circulars you require Tor
the use of your Finance Committee, and
also what number Of cards containing
the list of committees You need.
/ told Whitecar you would probably
need 1000 circulars at once.
need hardly say to you that we never
meet in our regimentsl or brigade asso-
citation that one or more letters are not
read from Pickett's boys, and they are
always loudly cheered.
We are more than anxious to meet You
on Virginia soil We believe we viii
have n much easier time getting into
Richmond than we had when most of us
were in our twenties. and we fiatter our
selves we will be more kindly welcomed
than in lS65-thauks TO the influence OF
Pickett's division.
We ought to have at least two months
time to prepare for our visit to your
city. and there is a general belief that
some time next fall we will be with you.
Our California regiment e Seventy
first-expects to place a stone at Balls
Bluff on October u, 1883, to mark the
spot where Colonel T. ID. Baker, our
first brigade commander. fell, and We
Will extend an invitation to the other
three regiments TO participate in the
dedication, or else we Will place the
marker at Balls Bluff by a committee
only and dedicate q monument to Colo
mel Baker in Philadelphia October DIST,
and extend an invitation TO all the troops
OF both sides at Balls Bluff. as well as TO
your boys, to be present. OF this more
hereafter. Fraternally yours.
JOnN ". FRAZIER.